ACR vs frogfish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACR
Manage your standalone access control device using Bluetooth. This app allows for data management, device synchronization, and uses your smartphone as a virtual key for visitor authorization.
- Access control data management
- Device data synchronization
- Smartphone as virtual key
- Visitor authorization
- Bluetooth connectivity
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Easily manage your stand alone access control device via Bluetooth. Enrich the functions of your access control device through ACR-BT: • Access control data management; • Device data synchronization; • Smartphone as virtual key; • visitor authorization; • etc.
frogfish
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The frogfish app is used for an easy and intuitive operation of frogfish IP cameras. Once you have quickly and easily installed the cameras in your app, you can receive live images and recordings on your smartphone from anywhere. When unwanted occurrences take place, cameras with AI functionalities (e.g. person detection, face detection, line crossing detection), are able to generate alarms by sending PUSH notifications, which are visible on the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ACR at 13.0 against frogfish's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ACR ships an update every 3 months, frogfish every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACR | frogfish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SYSTEC INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY (TIANJIN) CO., LTD. | Simon Strobel |
In-app purchases
ACR
No in-app purchases
frogfish
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ACR free?
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Do ACR or frogfish have ads?
Which is updated more often, ACR or frogfish?
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